Here in Blaine, MN McCain is now referring to Raines as an Obama “supporter.” You know, like Farrakahn. Or, uhm, McCain and a certain nutty pastor…
The AP’s Glen Johnson looks at McCain’s and Obama’s plans for Social Security in the wake of the market turmoil: The Republican presidential nominee says all options must be considered to stave off insolvency for the government insurance and retirement program, and top McCain advisers say that includes so-called personal retirement accounts like those President [...]
This is Superbowl time for politics. 45 days. Just over a month. The nation’s future is at stake. The world’s future. The Supreme Court. Taxes. War. Health care. The price of gas. Your child’s education. People who regularly eschew partisanship and politics now spit at their televisions and scream and drink and choke up when [...]
A surprisingly informative interview with Maria Bartiromo about this bailout business.
The New York Times editorial board–once again calling a lie a lie–slams both McCain and Obama for their Spanish-language ads about immigration policy. I’ve given up any hope of McCain running an honest campaign, but if Obama really wants to present an honorable alternative to McCain’s non-stop sleaze, he should take down his immigration ad [...]
At least, it is in Virginia. As Amy Sullivan notes on TIME.com: Even though bags of candy corn and other Halloween treats have barely hit drugstore shelves, Virginia voters will start casting their ballots on Friday at early voting sites around the commonwealth. Another half dozen states will open up early voting next week before [...]
In the next newsstand issue of TIME, we try to map out the truthiness and falsiness that has come to dominate the airwars, and the debate, in the presidential campaign. You can see it online as a pdf.
